This document calls on project designers and
implementers to ensure that the population displaced by a project receives
benefits from the changes and that it is re-established on a sound productive
basis. The paper explains:

What basic elements should be considered
in preparing a resettlement action plan
How the local community can be involved
What role the donor can assume in the process
What consequences of planning and implementation are effective.

The guidelines aim to codify in a systematic
manner some of the best practices in this domain.